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'You never knew what you were going to be confronted with when you went on Later... ' Nick Cave' Later... is a voyage of discovery for us as well as...

The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use. The perfect word reference for daily use with 300,000 synonyms and antonyms. Contains practical usage notes, and a...

The perfect heartwarming romance for Christmas, rich in historical detail. She turned the picture of the Christmas card over with her frozen hands, a pretty picture of a family gathering...

Gathered into eight chapters, the works of many different poets of different ages and different walks of life present and explore what it means to be African-American. Langston-Hughes, James Weldon...

A collection of twenty-five children's stories from around the world, published in aid of Oxfam. The best stories know no boundaries and the 25 tales in this anthology are designed...

"Kids, young and old, fall in love with math when they see how real-life and effortless it becomes thanks to these books." --Kimberly D. Mueller, Ed.D., First Grade Teacher, Ashbrook...

The new Collins First Time Spanish Dictionary is ideal for young learners of Spanish as their first REAL dictionary. It offers detailed coverage of core vocabulary in an attractive, colourful...

This Longman School Shakespeare edition is designed to help every student improve their learning. Visually stunning and engaging Shakespeare editions The most accessible and supportive editions - even for low-attainers....

This comprehensive reference features the birth dates of more than 50,000 words -- from Old English to modern-day slang. Readers can avoid anachronisms and add accuracy to their writing.

This book describes in detail the main concepts of theoretical spectroscopy of transition metal and rare-earth ions. It shows how the energy levels of different electron configurations are formed and...

A gorgeous new edition of this hilarious classic anthology of moral instruction! This omnibus of Belloc's stories is a feast of delightful tales told in rhyme - all with a...

Never stress over a comma, colon, or dash again! The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need is the ideal resource for everyone who wants to produce writing that is clear,...

The first book in an exciting, magical unicorn adventure series , with beautiful illustrations on every page. Zoe is staying with her great-aunt when she discovers a magical world full...

It's snowing on Apple Tree Farm and Woolly the Sheep is missing! Will Poppy and Sam be able to find him? Beginner readers will love this lively story from the...

Collectively the people in this book have 226+ years of public speaking experience, delivered over 75,000 presentations and personally spoken to more than 5 million people. Now you can discover...

Tom Stoppard's reputation as a playwright was made when his dazzling debut, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead , opened at the National Theatre. Fifty years later, the play's wit, stagecraft...

The US is the source of just about all the technologies that define modern life: personal computers, operating systems, smartphones, e-commerce, web browsers, email, search engines, social networks, electric cars...

The echoes of war live long in the mind... Wales, 1947 Injured and terrified after an attempted abduction, desperation drives artist Kate Ward to the idyllic scene of her ex-husband's...

Now in Colour, "Collins Discovery A-Z Thesaurus" is the perfect reference for everyday use. With practical usage notes, and a Word in Action supplement with internet links, this is the...

Daniel Defoe's life (1660-1731) was packed with incident and drama. Born in the year of the Restoration of the Monarchy after the English Civil War, he remained a Nonconformist throughout...

In this reference text, Linda and Roger Flavell trace the origins and histories of over 400 proverbs, detailing the changes of meaning and usage that have occurred throughout each proverb's...

Newspaper articles written between 1911 and 1925 describe the author's life in the years following those covered in her children's books.

Seamus Heaney is often cited by critics as one of the most important poets writing in English since World War II. This study provides a detailed examination of Heaney's poetry...

Vita Sackville-West, novelist, poet and biographer, is best known as the friend of Virginia Woolf, who transformed her into an androgenous time-traveller in "Orlando". This is the story of her...

The Compact Oxford Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Wordpower Guide is a brand-new three-in-one reference from Oxford. With a clear colour design, it gives easy access to essential everyday vocabulary for all...

The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for school use. Help children age 7+ (KS2) develop their writing skills at home and in the classroom with this colourful, easy-to-use...

The Pocket Scots Dictionary , based on the Concise Scots Dictionary, provides information on Scots language for the general public and for schools in a compact and user-friendly form.* Scots...

Perfect for the general reader of poetry, students and teachers of literature, and aspiring poets, All the Fun's in How You Say a Thing is a lively and comprehensive study...

With an Introduction by J. H. Stape, St. Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill. Written in 1910 and first privately published in New York in 1916, Frank Harris's Oscar Wilde: His...

Winner of the 1989 Whitbread Prize for Book of the Year, this is the first volume of Holmes's seminal two-part examination of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, one of Britain's greatest poets....

Joseph Conrad's centrality to modern literature is well established. The New Cambridge Companion to Joseph Conrad provides essential guidance to varied developments in the field of Conrad studies since the...

For this updated edition, David Bevington has included in his introductory section a thorough consideration of recent critical and stage interpretations of Antony and Cleopatra, demonstrating how the theatrical design...

Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright. Ever since he took the theatre of Elizabethan...

'A gripping new collection from Max Hastings that puts you at the heart of the battle ... Compelling' Daily Mail 'An unmissable read' Sunday Times Soldiers is a very personal...

The butterfly effect is a concept from physics in which it is surmised that small actions can have enormous consequences, and that the flutter of a butterfly's wing on one...

Brought together by award-winning crime author Marele Day, twelve crime writers and readers give invaluable insights into what they do, what they look for - and how you can do...

This delightful anthology is a treasure-house of England's heritage of popular verse, written by long forgotten local poets whose surviving work enriches our understanding of local customs and attitudes in...

This title provides contemporary criticism on one of the most widely read writers of the last century.

The author shares his observations on the New Age world, UFO conspiracies, the Internet, the apocalypse, commercialism, harmonic convergences, numerology, and other topics.

Dylan Thomas's letters to the many women in his life most important among them his wife Caitlin are among the most beautiful and lyrical he wrote. Provoked on the most...

Authors in Context examines the work of major authors in relation to their own times and to the present day. Combining history with lively literary discussion, each volume provides comprehensive...